The names were either taken from the explorers, as Floyd's Fork; or from some natural peculiarity, as the Licking, so called from the number of game licks along its borders; or else they commemorated some incident.

On Dreaming Creek Boon fell asleep and dreamed he was stung by yellow-jackets.

The Elkhorn was so named because a hunter, having slain a monstrous bull elk, stuck up its horns on a pole at the mouth.

At Bloody Run several men were slain.

Eagle Branch was so called because of the many bald eagles round it.